What a Hullabaloo!

Welcome to the 'What a Hullabaloo!' competition page

This competition is now closed

Click the link below to see the poems of the two lucky winners

COMPETITION WINNERS

Bookmark this page and check it out soon for details of the next competition.

If you're 11 or under and fancy winning a signed and dedicated copy of 'What a Hullabaloo!' well this is the place to be!

Your poem will also be posted on the 'What a Hullabaloo!' website for others to enjoy
(Dont forget to add the name of your school so it can get a mention too)

Closing date for the competition is Friday 15th January 2010

How to enter

All you have to do is finish off the poem that I have started for you below by adding up to 10 verses of your own

(Please ask a parent or carer to read the rules at the bottom of this page before emailing me your story)


(Dont forget to add your own title above your poem)

The night was a dark one and bad one for sleeping
For old house of aunty was quite fond of creaking
And all of us sat there in bedroom were counting
The webs of the spiders that ceiling was sprouting

The auntie that lived there wore dress that was quite like
It once had a Zebra tight tucked up on inside
And laughing she'd told us of ghosts without heads
That search long for lost bits at night under beds

Now as we were listening to windy night howling
With one ear on hallway for headless thing prowling
We heard a strange bump noise from room over landing
Where loft hatch was open and ladders were standing

Take it from here boys and girls



The winning poems will be creative original and fun.

To help you get a feel for the flow it may be helpfull for you to have a look at the story previews for Nipper in Slipper, Wasp in Beard and Four paws of Claws

If you have read Hullabaloo you may have noticed that my writing has a slight Yorkshire accent.
Don't be afraid of putting that unique part of yourself in your story.
Good luck and more importantly, Have fun!


The Rules (the boring bit)

A parent, carer or teacher will need to read these as well

Competition is open worldwide
Applicants must be under 11 and have a parent or guardians permission to enter
All email contact with this site must be approved and overseen by the parent or guardian.
Poems must be original and in English
One entrée per person

Poems must only be 13 verses long or less (that's including my three verses so you can write up to 10 verses of your own)

Sending Guidelines
Each poem submitted must be accompanied with

• A title for your poem (what you want to call it)
• Your name
• Your age
• The name of your school, or establishment
• Your country

Winners will be contacted for their addresses when the results have been announced
Winners can also have their prize posted to their school if they choose
By entering this competition you are giving me permission to publish your work on the 'What a Hullabaloo!' website.

For security reasons, only the first name and the surname initial of the poet and the school name will accompany the work on the site.

Poems can be emailed directly to whatahullabaloo.co.uk or click on the haunted house at the bottom of the page.

I reserve the right not to publish on this website inappropriate or offensive material.
Names and addresses of applicants will be deleted after the competition and you will receive no further contact from 'What a Hullabaloo!'

The competition closing date is Friday 15th January 2010, any submissions that arrive after this date will not be entered into the competition.

All poems recieved will remain the property of the author and I will not publish them elsewhere without the authors consent.

The winners will be announced on the website towards the end of January 2010 and prizes posted shortly after.

Good luck and have fun!!!

Click on the haunted house below to email me your poem
(Please ensure you have followed the sending guidelines)




Keep an eye on this page for details of the next competition, which will commence in February 2010

All 'What a Hullabaloo!' content is copy write
Permission must be granted by myself for use of this content.

Thanks to loquox and prizemaster.com for the free advertising of this competition